Southwest Coast
Forecast
Marine Forecast
Issued 08:00 PM NST 20 January 2021
Tonight and Thursday.
Wind west 30 knots with gusts to 40 along the coast. Wind diminishing to variable 10 to 15 near midnight then increasing to north 20 Thursday morning. Wind backing to northwest 25 Thursday evening.
Flurries this evening.
A risk of freezing spray over northern sections tonight and Thursday.
Temperatures near minus 2.
Waves
Issued 06:00 PM NST 20 January 2021
Tonight and Thursday.
Seas 2 to 3 metres subsiding to 1 to 2 late
overnight.
Extended Forecast
Issued 03:30 PM NST 20 January 2021
Friday
Wind northwest 25 knots diminishing to variable
10 to 15 in the afternoon then becoming northeast 15 late in the day.
Saturday
Wind northwest 25 knots.
Sunday
Wind west 25 knots.
Ice Forecast
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Ice Conditions
Ice Forecasts
Issued 10:00 AM EST 20 January 2021 Today Tonight and ThursdayIce Edge
First ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4545N 6240W to PrinceEdward Island near 4600N 6240W. Sea ice west of the ice edge.
Second ice edge estimated from Prince Edward Island near 4625N 6310W
to 4715N 6405W to 4840N 6345W to 4845N 6150W to 5040N 5820W to
Newfoundland near 5035N 5720W. Sea ice west and north of the ice
edge.
Ice Coverage
Ice free.
Iceberg Bulletin
Issued 2:30 PM EST 20 January 2021Iceberg Limit
Iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Jan estimated from Newfoundland near5105N 5545W to 5115N 5345W to 5700N 5330W to 5935N 5620W to 6430N
5530W to 6000N 5100W to 5640N 4725W then eastwards.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 21 Jan estimated from the Labrador
coast near 5139N 5635W to Newfoundland near 5125N 5623W.
Iceberg Count
No confirmed icebergs.Warnings
No watches or warnings in effect.
Synopsis
Technical Marine Synopsis
Issued 3:00 AM NST 21 January 2021 Today Tonight and Friday At 3:00 a.m. NST today intensifying low 978 mb located south ofNova Scotia.
By 3:00 a.m. NST Friday low 978 mb located over the northern
Grand Banks.
Marine Weather Statement
Issued 2:44 AM NST 21 January 2021 An intensifying low pressure system south of Nova Scotia will trackacross the Grand Banks later today. Gale to storm force east to
northeasterly winds ahead of the low will shift to storm to hurricane
force west to northwesterlies in its wake.
Marine interests are advised that a hurricane force warning is in
effect for Southwestern Grand Banks. Storm warnings are in effect for
Northern Grand Banks and Southeastern Grand Banks. Gale warnings are
in effect for South Coast, East Coast, Northeast Coast, Funk Island
Bank, and Belle Isle Bank.
Marine interests are also advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Strait of Belle Isle and Gulf waters.
Atlantic - Maritimes Area
- Anticosti - eastern half
- Anticosti - western half
- Banquereau - eastern half
- Banquereau - western half
- Bras d'Or Lakes
- Browns Bank
- Cabot Strait
- Chaleur - Miscou
- Eastern Shore
- East Coast
- East Scotian Slope
- Fourchu
- Fundy
- Georges Bank
- Grand Manan
- Gulf - Magdalen - northeastern half
- Gulf - Magdalen - southwestern half
- Gulf - Port au Port
- Halifax Harbour and Approaches
- LaHave Bank
- Laurentian Fan - northwestern half
- Laurentian Fan - southeastern half
- Lurcher
- L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Tadoussac
- Northumberland Strait - eastern half
- Northumberland Strait - western half
- Pointe à Michel to Pointe-des-Monts
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - northern half
- Pointe-des-Monts to Anticosti - southern half
- Sable
- Southeastern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Grand Banks
- Southwestern Shore
- Southwest Coast
- South Coast
- Tadoussac to Pointe à Michel
- West Scotian Slope
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